contributed more than half to the total pulsesproduction (Figs. 2 and 3). But in the late Production performance of pulses Area Area under pulses in the region has been ... has remained negative. The declining trend strengthened during 1990s. The performance ...india

Both the yield and price risks are higher for pulsesproduction compared ... risk in pulsesproduction. In all the states about 50% or more of the farmers feel that yield risk is quite high in pulsesproduction. Yield risk is relatively higher ... Table 17. Frequency distribution (%) of farmers perceiving high risk in pulsesproduction in selected states in India. Type of risk Chhatisgarh Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh Orissa Chickpea Yield Price Lathyrus Yield Price Lentil Yield Price Source: Field

During 1990s both area and production of most of the pulses in the region declined, whereas ... of the pulses in these states has been stronger compared to the national trend. Thus yield increases have counteracted the sharper fall in production of pulses in the rice fallow ... Table 9. Annual compound growth (%) in area (A), production (P), and yield (Y) of major pulses in selected states of India, 1980-99. Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Description Bihar Orissa IndiaPulse Chickpea A P Y Pigeonpea A P Y Black gram A P Y Mung

Production performance of pulses Area Area under pulses in the region has been ... Bengal, growth in area has Pulsesproduction in the region increased till the 1980s ... 6. Annual compound growth (%) in area, production, and yield of pulses in four states of India. Year Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Bihar Orissa Total India Area Production Yield Source: Area, production and productivity of principal crops in India (various

contributed more than half to the total pulsesproduction (Figs. 2 and 3). But in the late total pulsesproduction. Though the area share declined, production share ... but deteriorated afterwards. Production performance of pulses Area Area under pulses ...india

can make significant contribution to increase pulsesproduction in India ... profitable than rice and wheat. The key to increasing pulsesproduction in India lies ... efforts to improve pulsesproduction. The Technology Mission on Pulses and Oilseeds

of production is unevenly distributed among States. ! A major concern in rural India ... LIVESTOCK SECTOR BRIEF | INDIA Human population trends Values expressed in 1, 000 Annual growth rate (%) Year Population segment Total Rural Urban Source: FAO (2005a) Trends in agricultural1 land Values expressed in sqkm ...India is a low-income economy with a GDP per capita of 493 US$. Agriculture

of total pulses. Source: Area, production and productivity of principal crops in India ... Amongst different pulses chickpea is the most important in Madhya Pradesh accounting for 53% of the area and 69% of the pulsesproduction (Table 7). Mung accounting for 53% of the area and 69% of the pulsesproduction (Table 7). Mung bean ... than 10% of the pulses area. Table 7. Area and production of pulses in selected rice fallow states, 1996-981. Bihar Madhya Pradesh Orissa West Bengal IndiaProduction Area Production